There was a time when attention was assumed. You sat with a book. You watched a full broadcast. You listened to an album from beginning to end. Focus was not heroic — it was normal. Now, focus feels almost rebellious. Humanity isn’t just distracted — it’s restructured. The modern nervous system operates inside a constant stream of stimulation. Notifications. Headlines. Scrolling feeds. Microbursts of novelty. Each swipe delivers a small surge of anticipation. Each alert inter